Revolution indicator



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Patented Mar. 6, 1945 William R. Perry and Paul B. Reeves, Columbus, Ind., assignors to Reeves Pulley Company, Columbus, Ind., a corporation of Indiana Application August 3, 1940, Serial No. 350,900

' 18 Claims. (01.116-124) The present invention relates to a revolution indicator, and is concerned primarily with the production of a device adapted to be operatively secured to a member mounted for-rotation upon a horizontal axis, and operable to count and to indicate the number of revolutions through which said member hasbeen turned from a given datum point, and to indicate, as well, fractions of revolutions through which said member has been turned. I f

It is a primaryobiect of the inv ention to provide a device of the character above described which shall be unusually inexpensive, simple in construction, and free from probabilities ofv disorder, while being highly accurate in operation.

' Further objects of the inventionwill appear as the description proceeds.

To the accomplishment of, the above and related objects, our invention may be. embodied in the forms illustrated in the accompanying drawings, attention being called to the fact, however.

that the drawings are illustrative only, and that change may be made in the specific constructions illustrated and described, so long as the scope of the appended claims is not violated.

Fig. l is a planview, partly in section, of a variable speed transmission including an element the revolutions of which are to be counted, and- 1 showing my revolution indicator associated therewith;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view showing the said revolution indicator in transverse section;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of said indicator;

Fig. 4 is a View similar to Fig. 2, but showing 35 a modified form of indicator mechanism;

Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the indicatormechanism illustrated in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3 but showing a further modified form of indicator;

Fig. '7 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 7-1 of Fig. 6 and looking in the direction of the arrows;

Fig. 8 is an elevation of the indicator illustrated in Fig.5, taken upon an enlarged scale, 45

and showingthe indicator dial in reversed position; a

Fig. 9 is a vertical section through a urther modified form of our invention;

Fig. 10 is an elevation, ,slmilar to 3, of a 80.

still further form; and

Fig. 11 is a section taken on the line H-H of Fig. 10 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

While the applicability of the invention herein l8 such device.

disclosed is by no means limited thereto, we have shown our revolution indicator associated with the shifting screw of a variable speed transmission of standard type. In such a device, it is desirable for the operator to have available an indicator which may read either in speed ratios, output speeds,.or arbitrary units, to indicate the position of the shlftable disc with relation to its fellow, so thatthe operator can set his transmission to a predetermined point without experimentation. Various types of: indicators have been used in connection with such organizations in the past, but 'wehav'e devised what we consider .to be the simplest accurate indicator usable with Of course, the i dicatorof the present invention may be usedin numerous other installations,

and'wherever the rotational .position'fof an ele- ,ment. with reference to a datum point is-desired tobe indicated, a g

In the accompanying drawings, we have illustrateda variable speed. drive comprising a housing in in which is mounted a drive shaft II to which is secured a coned disc |2.. A mating 'coned disc I; is mounted foraxial reciprocation with respect to the disc l2, whereby'the effective ,diameterof the pulley formed by the discs l2 and 13 may be varied to affect the position of-thebelt 9. The said belt 9 drives to a resiliently ex- SOpansible V-pulley (not shown) mounted on the driven shaft 8.

An anti-friction bearing I4 is axially fixedto the hub of the disc 13, and a bearing housing I5 is secured to said bearing, an equalizer ring, I5 being pivotally mounted .upon the housingv l5. A yokelB is pivotally-secured to the ring 15', and is carried upon, a nut l1. threadedly mounted upon an actuating screw is which is non-reciplrocably supported in va'coverlllfor the housing Ahan'd wheel lg js. secured to the 'screw shaft I8 outside'the housing ID. All of this construction is illustratedin the patent to P. B.

Reeves 2,089,711, issued August 10,, 1937. According to the present invention, the hand wheel H3 is provided with ahub 23 which telescopes over, and issecured'upon, the projecting end of the screw shaft l8. Said hand wheel is formed with a socket'24 opening through the outer face of the hand wheel. concentrically mounted within the socket is an external gear 25 of peculiar construction which will hereinafter be described in' detail. Said gearis secured to. the base of the socket by screws 26, or the like,

and said gear 25 supports an internal gear 21 which hangs upon the gear 25, with certain teeth movementv or thegear ""21,

, at a-point diametrically opposite the center of mass of the weight 43, the ring carries a radial arm 44 terminating in an axially forwardly pro jecting finger 45. As is clearlyshown in Fig. 2, the gear 21 is formed to provide a peripheral shoulder 46, and the finger 45 closely overlies the currently uppermost portion of that shoulder the socket 24 and isheld in pla-ce'bythe same screws 25, washers illlloeing interposed between said cover 28 and the gear 25 and. between said cover and the heads of the screws 26. A guard ring 30, secured tothe face of the handwheel .19 by screws 3! or the like, may preferably be pro-' vided to hold the outer periphery of =--the cover 28 in place. I The gear 21 is provided with af'peripheralzseries' of numerals 32 each registering withthe "and *2'1,'-so that the gear 21 is positively held apex 33 of. one of the teeth onsai'd gear '21. "It is to be noted that said apices are sharp whlle theroot areas 34 between the respective teeth are formed on relatively "long tradiused "curves, each "tooth apex beingmerged withthe .adjacent root areasiby planesuifaces35,.allras'bestshown in "detail in Fig; 8. 1

Similarly, the apices36 ."Of the .teeth Ion :the gear .2 5 are: sharp, the rootarea's31therethrough at 'all times being hidden f rom viewthrough the cover Z-' 8 rby theiradiallytextending flange 41 integral with the gear 21. The cleara'nce between -.,the shoulder 46 and the finger 45 is materially less than the depth of the teeth on the gears zagainstjumpi-ng out' of its proper registry with the .geart25. r

The-embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs. & .and 5 is based upon the same princi15lesand di'fiers "only in detailsfrom the embodimentrof Figs. 2 and 3. I

. In some cases, it-is-desirable to provide, in

variable speed drivesof --the-character illustrated 'in' Fig. *1, means for readily lubricating the slid- 'ing"jjointbetweenithe discsFTand f3; and, in

are formed on relativelyrzlongiradius "curves; and

each apex is joinedwith its 'adjacentroot" areas byplanesurfa'ces 58. TBecause of 'this'peculiar 'tooth contour, the gear2'lfis inlsinglepoint'contact withjthegear i5'imo'stfdfthe time,'iantl'never touches the tooth 25 at morethan twop'o'ints.

.In the illustrated embodiment "of the invention,'the gear '25"is'Tormed'with"eleventeethi'antl p,

the gear 21 is formed withtwelv e teeth. Bec'ai'xse "rotation 'of'thejgeafl 5will' causei'an leven too'th 'movement or the geanZT. Otherwisest'ated, J the gear 21' lags behind the gear "25 tol'thewktent' of one tooth per revolution. Wheel fl!) ofFig. "'3 is turned through one full revolution in 1a fclockwise direction, the gear '2 I will beturned? in a clockwise direction a distance v 30 degrees'less thantoneTullf'revolutionfswthat "the numeralfl onsaidgear"*21will be brought' linto;registry-'with ithe pointeri 39 formed onthe 'handwheel I 9. Similarly; eachfurtherfclockwise revolution of -the; handiwheel f9 will result in a counterclockwise direction with respect *to the gear 25. V

Conversely, each counterclockwise "revolution .'of the hand wheel I'9"'will result*in farelative ?3'o*"de'grees "clockwise "with "respectto' the; gear '25.

In many locations,ithe deviceas' thus'farde- 1 ."scribedwill'operatesatisfactorily;but"in"the"application illustrated there frequently occur "such instaIIceSQ-"that' lubricant maybe supplied by injectioninto' the hollow hub of the I disc 12, which maybe 're'ferre dto as a=-s'haft. -From said hollow hub, a passagemay' be" provided to permit; the how of lubricant "-"into the joint 5 between the two di'scsf- "A con'dtflit' '2l ls mounted in the end of the said hub and projects through the- 'hollow "screw shaft '1 I-8 toward the "outer "end thereof, 'where said conduit is provided with lubricating fitting-22. The hand whe'l l l il of course, is pro- "'v'ided with a central aperture through"- which the said fitting? is accessible. 'It 'istherefGre desirable" that *the. revolution indicator, 'mounte'd in i the hand wheel H9, shall likewisebe 'formed to provide a"centralopning through vvhich the -fit-- ting 2'2"shall be ajccessible.

isformed with =a= socket 1'24 openingtthrough itS outer f'aee; and in said=socket-is-concentrically secured the external-gear 1'25 corresponding to. "the gear '25 of Figs. "'2 -and '3. Saitl gear I25 is secured'i'n "place by screws [26' or the like; and

V I 1 relative movement -of the gear"?!,'?30degreesin"a.

supportsa gear IZ'Ilike -gear 21 of Figs."2andf3.

A transparent cover 1 28 ismounted to close the socket I24 and is held in place by said screws :25, washers 429 being interposed 1 between the cover and the headsof the screwsv I26.

periods of 'relativelyheavy vibration. In'theab-;

' 'sence of restraining means, "such vibration will sometimes cause verticarreciprocati'on of hang:

ing gear 21,"whichoccasionallywill result inrnisregistration of 'the.teeth"df"the respective "gears,

-so thatthegear z'l 'willi'berotatively moved'relative tothegear 25' without rotation'of the hand- Y wheel. This,-ofcourse,destroys the proper calibration of Ithe instrume'n't and produces faulty readings.

1T0 .cure 'this trouble, we :provide a i 'rin 'g journalled, through .the medium of-a complete series of balls 4!, upon al'hiiblikeforward concentric projection J42 withinthe .socketfz l. The ring 4!! is provided at .onetpoiritin' its periphery with a weight 43, whereby .;said .ring 'is .gravityf held against rotation with the han'd wheel; and

Between the gears l'25 an'd f2! and the I cover [28, the socket l 24 is formed with -a peripheral groove'o-r trackway F30 'inwhi'ch is mounted a ball 3|. Gravity will,of'coursefholdthe ball 35 against movement with -the'harrdwl1ee1 H5, re-

taining said-balliitalways vertically "below th center of rotation of 'thehan-d whel t 4 9 The gear i2! is' provided *with-a peripheral series'of numerals like 'thehumerals" 32, each registering with the apex df-oneof thteethon said "gear iZlQ Said teeth arecformedlike the teeth on the gear "Z'Land 'the "teethonthe-gear are likewise formed like the teeth en the gear 25. Thus, the operation of the gear lzlin-re- 'Sp0rlse to 'rotationtoff'thehand wheel' lWis in all respects like thepperationi of thefgea'r Z51.

' This form of the invention is reasonably well adapted to installations not subject Ltd-material "vibration or shocks, b uti"no j provision is :made therein'to prevent the gear 'IZ'l'from jumping out of proper registration with gear ,I 25. In this form,

however, 'I'have provided means for readily read,-

ing fractional revolutions aswell as complete revolutions of the hand wheel 9. Thus, while complete revolutions are read from the relation between the datum line I39 on the cover and the numerals on the gear |2'|,"the cover |28 is likewise formed with a peripheral series I40 of'numerals which may preferablydivide the penphery of said cover into tenths. The numeral in the series I40 will register with the ball 3| whenever any numeral on the gear l2| registers directly with the datum line I39. Obviously,

then, a clockwise movement of the hand 'wheel H9 through one-tenth of a revolution will bring the numeral 1 into registry withthe ball 3|;

and so on through the entire range of movement of the hand wheel H9.

In Fig. 8, the gear 21 has beenreversed with respect to its position in Fig. 3; "and it will be noted that thenumerals 32 shown in Fig'.'*6 are arranged in'a counterclockwiseseries as com- "pared with the clockwise series of Fig. 3.

. In Figs. 6 and "I, We have illustrated a-modifled.

form of the invention, in which the hub 23' of the hand wheel I9 is mounted upon the p'rojecting end of the screw shaft l8", the conduit 2| and lubricating fitting 225 being shown. '-The hand wheel I9 is formed with a socket 24 to "the base of' which is secured aninternalmgear 25' concentric with the hub 23' and-held in place by screws 26 or the like. An external gearZl' is received within the inner periphery ofthe gear 25', and its lowermost teeth rest in mesh with the lowermost teeth of the gear 25', while its uppermost teeth areclear of the teeth of the gear 25'. In thisfo-rm of theinvention, a nu- .meral series, similar to the series 3! of Fig. 8. is formed upon the external 'gear 2'l', and said external gear 21 is provided withthe twelve teeth while the internal gear 25' is provided with thirteen teeth. A transparent cover 28' closes the a socket 24' and washers 29' space said cover from the 'gear 25 and from the heads of the screws 26'. As in the embodimentof Figs; 4-and- 5, the'socket 24' is formed with a peripheral trackway 30 in Which'is received a ball 3| for regisgry with the numeral series 40'*on the cover The action of this embodiment of the invention is closely similar to that "hereinabove described. However, instead of lagging behin'd the fixed gear, the gravity affected gear of this form of the invention will be accelerated with respect to theflxed gear, and will' be carried through 30 degrees more than one full revolution byeach full. revolution of the hand wheel l9.

Two other expedients for inhibiting jumping of the gravity-suspended gear in an organization of the character here under consideration are illustrated in Figs. 9, 10, and ll.

In Fig. 9, We have shown a hand wheel formed with a central bore 5| whereby the same may be mounted upon a rotatable element. In

its front face, said hand wheelis formed with a socket or recess 52 into which projectsa concentric hub 53. Mounted upon the outer end ofsaid hub 53 and concentric with the bore 5|-'-is an annulus 54 similar to the element 25, and simi At its outer'periphery, the element 55-isbent to form a channel56 in which is received a' ball 51, or equivalent element. Said ball 51 rides freely in the channel 56 andwill remain'always in the lowermost portion of said channel; the diameter of saidball being such that said ball will engage the hub 53 upon very slight upward move- -ment of the annulus 55, and before disengage merit of the teeth of'the annulus 55 from the I teeth of the annulus 54. Thus, accidental'shift'-- ing of the annulus 55 withrespect to the annulus 54 is prevented. i

As in the above described embodiments of .our invention, a transparent cover 58 is secured to the hub 53 to' close the socket 52, said cover'being spaced from the annulus 54 and from the heads of the fastening means by washers 58 or the like. As in the previously disclosedremb'odiments of the invention, the socket 52 is formed. with a peripheral raceway 6|! in which is re 'ceived a ball 60. The cover 58 is provided with toothed annulus is concentrically fixed to the front face of the hub 64, being held in place by screws 66, or the like. A transparent cover .51 is likewise secured in place to close the socket 53,

being held in position bythe screws 66 and spaced from the annulus 65 by a ring 58 and from the l 7 .heads of the'screws 66 by a washer69.

ilarly formed with external teeth. An annulus upon the annulus 54 with its uppermost teeth in meshing engagement with the adjacent teeth of the annulus 54. In the illustrated embodiment, the annulus 54 will be provided with eleventeeth while the annulus .55 will be provided with twelve teeth. a

a 55, formed with a larger number'of teeth, rests An-annulus Ml,- formed .with internal teeth similar to the teeth .of the annulus 55, rests upon the annulu's'65-with its uppermost teeth meshing with the: uppermost teeth of said annulus 65. Intermediate its inner and outerperipheries, said annulus 10 is'bent to provide a channel in.

which is received a freely rolling ball 12 or other equivalent element. Said ball 12 is of such diameter that, upon upward movement of theannulus 10 with respect to the annulus 65, said ball will engage the outer periphery of the ring 68 before the teeth of. the annulus 10 beco'me dis- I engaged from the teeth of the annulus 55. 7136.- yond the channel 1|, the annulus 1,0 is formed with a radially extending flange 13.

Said flange I3 is provided with a peripheral series of graduations 14 adapted to register with a reference point 16 on the cover 61; while the cover itself is provided with aseries of graduations 15 adapted to register with the ball 12 which will,-of course, remain always at the lowermost pointof the channel I As in the previously described of complete revolutions through which the hand wheel 6| has been turned from the datum point; while the graduations 15, reading against the ball 12, will indicate fractions of revolutions through i which the hand Wheel hasbeen turned. In this embodiment of the invention, the ball 12 performs the dual functions of indicating fractions of revolutions, and of preventing dislodgment of the annulus ID with respect to the annulus 65.

It will be obvious that, although such a construction would not be so accurate as those here .inabove' described, and would be more subject to I embodiments of I the invention, thegraduations 14, reading against 'the reference pointl'fi, will indicate the number disorders, someiofi headvautagea tt a des rib crganizationcould beattained the;use;of itwoeannuliunprovided with' teethbut having fric :tionaL engagement betweenatheir respectiveinnm and outer peripheries. It twill also ,be obvious that, although we-have --.shownwtheinvention ;in

association with an organization in which .itwiS desirable:toprovideaccess through the indicator, iftheinvention is used-mother organizations, "the elements corresponding to the elements 25 and 21 need=notboth be annuli.

I claim as my invention: i 1. For use with a shifting :screw :operatively associated with a-member mounted-.ona ehollow shaft,- said-screw being hollow to permit the projeetion therethroughof ra"lubrica-ting fitting com municating-with the interior of said -shaft, a

revolution counter comprising an annulus ifixed --to said screw concentric therewith :and provided with-anex-ternal seriesxof peripheral teeth, and :a second annulus provided .with an internal tse- -r-ies of peripheral :teeth, said second ea-nnulus being hung-uponsaid first-annulus,.and the num- -ber of teeth in said-'respectiverseries beingu'nequal, the 'openings'iithrough esaid annuli regis- (a shaft I I '2. "-Foruse with a shifting screw operatively associated-with a member mounted on a-hollow tering with the open ends of said screw,-arid -sliaft, 'said.=screw being r-hollowto permitthe pro.-

' teringwiththeopen ends-70f said screw and shaft.

3. A revolution indicator unit comprising a hand-wheel formed for'operative'association with a rotatable memberand provided wtih a substantially concentricsocket intone face, an-internal gearconoentrically fixed within said socket, and

- arrange a a drwhe -h ormed for: ope at ve. ssociation wit a r ta ab eim m e an ;provided-wi .t a vz,co ;t i v ock ti one fa A ii i the .b i rfqrmed-- w th-a e ph ra s imsosz t anda e na raea res i ew h said;internal-gear -withcert IIyOf' iilS methannal gear, an external gear: having fewer teet h and w t :other vof i s t z a i s h l w rm s e t o sa inte na ea th ll ;:-m.e.sh wi h :t eot teet Q 'sa d r al :ee ;;sa .d sax- :rtema .be ner vide w hn e afiaure on its outermost face, an element received said tr ckwavand beI 'bme av tv a ays n-" e ower estre t on. e a atrackw yian at ansparent cover-closing said :socket.

"-7. ;n, a-,device 0f the class described,- zan inter- -than.;;said internal -gear,-one of said gears being substantially concentrically -fi xe d to a rotatable membergand the 01 1 91 being,- reversibly'supported ;.-1'1pon-s ai-d one gearqwith certain ofits "teeth only in mesh and alternatively with eitherof its f'aces directed outwardly-fromsaid one gear, saidwsupan externalgearresting within said internalgear I --with certain of its teeth engaging the. lowermost teeth of said internal gear and'withothers of "its teeth out of mesh with the other teeth of said 'internal gear.

A revolution indicator unit comprising: .a hand wheel formed for operative association with I -aro-tatable member and provided with an out- -wa-rdly opening substantially concentric socket in' one :face, an external gear concentricallyfixed Within :saidsocket, and aninternal gear hanging :upon said external gear'with certain of its teeth leng-aging the uppermost'teeth of said external gear and with'others of its teethout of meshwith the-other-teeth of said external gear. l r

5. 1A revolution indicator unit comprising a -han-d=-wheel formedafor-operativeassociation with a rotatable. member and provided with a-substanttially concentric socket "in one face, said socket.

.;further--bei-ng formed withaperipheral' trackwax-1am internal gear concentrically fixed; within said socket, and an external gear-resting within -said internal gear'with certain of its teeth engag- -ing%the'lowermost teeth bf said internal gearand '.-with others of its'teeth out of mesh with the other teeth of. said internal gear, said. external gear be -ingprovided'vwitha series oi -figures on its outer-' -mostPface, anrelement received in said-trackway -andaheld by.gravityagainst-movementwithtsaid portedgear beingprovided on oneeface-uwithaa series ;of figures in clockwise-rotation and I on its 'opposite face-with a series of figures in counterclockwisarotation. I i l '8. In combination, an internal gear and an external gear'mounted for relative z rotation upon separate horizontal -axes :within the circumfer- .ence of -;s aid internal -gear, ,e ach toothof each gear beingshar-ply pointedat its apex, 1and- -the root area between teeth being formed as. a lon :ra :curve I I Y A 9. In -combination, an internalgearv and anexternal gear mounted-for relative rotation upon "separate horizontal-axeswithin the circumference'oflsaicl internal ge ar, e aohgtooth of each gear being sharply pointed at its-apex, the root area betweenrteeth being; formed as a long radiused curve, and each apex being joinedto each;=ad- -j ac ent,;root ,area/by aplane surface.

10. A revolution indicator unit comprising-m handwheelformedfor' operative" association with .a;-rotatable member and provided withla substantially concentric 1 socket in.- one face, an external gear concentricallyrfixed wi-th-in -saidisooket, an

' i,nterna1 gear hanging upqnasaid external :gear

-with;certainof,- its teethaengaging the uppermost teeth of saidexternalgear and-withothers of itsteeth out ofmeshw-ith-the other teeth-ofsaid' external gear, an d -means' limiting trans-axial movement 7 of; said internal t-gear to prevent disen a eme t Q sai e ed-te th- 11. In combination witha member mounted'for i 2 nra horizontal axis, an external gear internal gear having more teeth than said external gear and having its uppermost teeth only engaged with teeth of said external gear, said internal gear being formed to provide an annular channel closely surrounding a substantially cylindrical portion of said member and an element received in said channel and gravity-influenced to remain in the lowermost portion of said channel, the distance between said element and said substantially cylindrical portion being less than the combined depth of the engaged teeth of said gears.

13. A revolution indicator unit comprising a hand wheel formed for operative association with a rotatable member and provided with a sub-. stantially concentric I socket in one face, said socket further being formed with an annular trackway, an external gear concentrically fixed within said socket, and an internal gear hanging from said external gear with certain of its teeth engaging the uppermost teeth of said external gear and with others of its teeth out of mesh with the other teeth of said external gear, said internal gear being provided with a series of figures on its outermost face, an element received in said trackway and held by gravity against rotation with said handwheel, and a transparent cover closing said socket.

14. A revolution indicator unit comprising a hand wheel formed for operative association with a rotatable member and provided with a substantially concentric socket in one face, an external gear concentrically fixed within said socket, and an internal gear hanging from said external gear with certain of its teeth engaging the uppermost teeth of said external gear and with others of its teeth out of mesh with the other teeth of said external gear, said internal gear being provided with a series of figures on its outermost face and being formed to provide an annular, outwardly facing channel intermediate said series of figures and its teeth, an element received in said channel and held by gravity always in the lowermost portion of said channel, a transparent cover closing said socket and through which said last-named element and said series of figures are visible, and means within said socket and located at all times a distance above said last-named element less than the depth or engagement of the engaged teeth of said respective gears.

15. A revolution indicator comprising an ele- I ment fixed to, a rotatable member, said element being formed with a peripheral series of teeth,

and a second element formed with a peripheral series of teeth and freely supported on. said first element, said two series of teethbeing unequal in number and certain teeth only of said second element being held in mesh with teeth of said first element solely by gravity, and means normally out of contact with said element but positioned to prevent material movement of said second elementagainst the effect of gravity.

16. A revolution indicator comprising an external gear mounted for rotation onahorizontal axis, an internal gear hanging by gravityupon' said external gear and having a coaxialannular shoulder projecting from one face thereof, the teeth of said internal gear being greater in number than the teeth of said external gear, a ring journalled on the axis of rotation of said external gear and gravity-biased against rotation therewith, and a finger carried by said ring and positionedimmediately above, and just out of contact with, the currently-uppermost portion of said shoulder at all times.

17. A revolution indicator comprising an ele- 18. A revolution indicator comprising an element fixed to a rotatable member, said element being formed with a peripheral series of teeth, and a second element formed with a peripheral series of teeth and supported on said first element, said two series of teeth being unequal in number, and each tooth of each gear being sharply pointed at its apex, the root area be-, tween teeth being formed as a long radiused;

curve, and each apex being joined to each adjacent root area by a plane surface.

WILLIAM R. PERRY. PAUL B. REEVES.

7 CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION. atent No. 2, 70,992. March's, 1915.

WILLIAM R. PERRY, ET AL.

It is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the'above numbered patent requiring correction as follows: Page 11., second column, line 28, claim 7, afterthe word "being" insert --substan tially symmetrical on opposite sides of the median plane between its said faces and being--; line 5l, s'a1r 1e claim, after "rotation" and before the period insert and means supportedupon a part of said device rotatable With r sp ct to saidreversible gear, said means cooperating as a reference index with that series of numbers carried on the outwardly directed face of said reversible gear to indicate the position of said rotatable member-; page 5, second column, line 12, claim 15, for "said element" read -said second element--; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 19th day of June, A. D. 1915.

Leslie Frazer (Seal) Acting'Commis-sioner of Patents. 

